con·gest  (k ən-j ĕst )
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v. con·gest·ed, con·gest·ing, con·gests v.tr.1. To overfill or overcrowd: Trucks congested the tunnel. 2. Medicine To cause the accumulation of excessive blood or tissue fluid in (a vessel or organ). v.intr. To become congested.
[Latin congerere, congest-, to heap up, crowd together : com-, com- + gerere, to carry.]
con·gestion n. con·gestive adj. |
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